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TheArgus:Whatwasthepovertypornographysceneyousaw?Whatdidyouthinkofit?
Doh Jung-hyun (Doh): I saw malnourished children with bloated stomachs eating porridge. Even though not everyone in that
countryispoor,onlyspecificallychosenimagesofpovertywereshown.
YunBo-na(Yun):Thephotoofafamous“white”Americancelebrityholdinga“dark-skinned”childmaysendoutamisleading
message that only “white” people can help them. Some may even say that this image resorts to the so-called “racial guilt” to
encouragedonation.
AhnNa-yeong(Ahn):WhenIwatchfundraisingadvertisements,Ioftenseealistlesschildlyingdown,becauseitistoodifficult
totreatherinherpresentenvironment.Itmakesmewonderifpovertypornographyonlydealswithproblems,becauseIhavenever
seenasolutionorapositiveresultofsponsorship.Isthisactuallyhelpfulforthechildren?
Shin Dong-youn (Shin):Ihadacriticalresponseafterseeingpovertypornographyaboutlow-incomepeopleinSouthKorea.
Thestorywasthatagrandfatherwastakingcareofhisgrandchildandthatthechildwouldbehelplessandwithoutanysupportif
hisgrandfatherpassedaway.Thechild’sprivacywasinvadedandexploitedasapartoftheadvertisement.
Lee Jeong-yoon (Lee):Seeingachildwalktensofkilometerstogetwaterbrokemyheart.Itmademewanttohelpthechild
carrythewateratthetime.However,nowIfeeluncomfortablethinkingthatthisstorywassomewhatexaggerated.
TheArgus:Whatarethepositiveornegativeeffectsofpovertypornography?
Doh:Ithinkpovertypornographyisthemostefficientwaytoraisemoney.Itisamethodtoimprintadonor’smemoriesthrough
saturation advertising. However, in the process of mass-producing advertisements, it is problematic to portray the target aid
recipientsaspassiveanddependent.Theyareportrayedasbeingunabletodoanythingwithoutsupport.Ifpeoplewiththehelpof
sponsorsseesuchadvertisements,theymaythinkofsponsorsashypocrites.
Yun:Povertypornographyisasstrongyetfleetingasanyotherkindsofpornography.Povertypornographycancollectdonations,
butitpreventslong-termsponsorshipbycementingtheimageoftheregionorcountry.Thefixedimagemakesitdifficulttoknow
thestructuralcausesoftheproblemandgivesthebiasof“apoorcountryfromthebeginning.”Astimepasses,thefundamental
reasonsforsponsorshipwillalsobelost.
Ahn: I took a class about international refugees. Before taking the class, I knew that refugees would flee to lots of places with
minimal luggage due to war. However, there are not only cases like that. There are many other cases such as those opposing a
certainpoliticalsystem,thoseleavingtheirhomelandforpoliticalreasons.AsIencounteredonlyrefugeessufferingfromwaror
disasterthroughpovertypornography,Iadoptedthisstereotypeinvoluntarily.
Shin:Themaintargetsofpovertypornographyarechildrenwhoaresociallydisadvantaged.Itmayinfringeuponhumanrights
by revealing their real names and faces or actual residence. However, revealing this information exposes social issues and the
crisesfacedontheothersideoftheworld.
TheArgus:Allintervieweesansweredthatpovertypornographycouldgeneratealotoffundingalthough
itcausedethicalproblems.Whichcomesfirst;ethicalissuesorfundraising?Doyouthinkhumanscanmeet
halfway?
Yun:Thehypothesisthatfundraisingisdifficultwithoutpovertypornisunconvincing.In2021,somefundraisersatNGOsdiscussed
thetopic“Betweenhumanrightsandfundraising:thedilemmaofpovertypornography.”Threeoutoffourpeoplesaidtherewasabig
differenceinthecollectionbetweentypicalpovertypornographyandcontentdeemednottofallwithinthiscategory.Meanwhile,the
otherNGOrepresentativehadadifferentopinion.Shesaidtheamountofmoneydidnotdecreasewhenhighlightingtheself-relianceand
capacityofrecipients,andthatfocusingonthegrowthoftheserecipientsinadvertisementsisnotentirelyimpossible.
Ahn: An ethical solution to the problem of poverty pornography requires that we try to understand the problem in terms of
cognitiveempathy.Thebook“TheRadiusofEmpathy”(2022)writtenbyJangDae-ikdescribestwothinkingsystems.SystemI
isanemotionalandintuitivesystemthatactsunconsciouslyandimmediately,andisveryefficientinurgentsituations.SystemII
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www.theargus.org
TheArgus:Whatwasthepovertypornographysceneyousaw?Whatdidyouthinkofit?
Doh Jung-hyun (Doh): I saw malnourished children with bloated stomachs eating porridge. Even though not everyone in that
countryispoor,onlyspecificallychosenimagesofpovertywereshown.
YunBo-na(Yun):Thephotoofafamous“white”Americancelebrityholdinga“dark-skinned”childmaysendoutamisleading
message that only “white” people can help them. Some may even say that this image resorts to the so-called “racial guilt” to
encouragedonation.
AhnNa-yeong(Ahn):WhenIwatchfundraisingadvertisements,Ioftenseealistlesschildlyingdown,becauseitistoodifficult
totreatherinherpresentenvironment.Itmakesmewonderifpovertypornographyonlydealswithproblems,becauseIhavenever
seenasolutionorapositiveresultofsponsorship.Isthisactuallyhelpfulforthechildren?
Shin Dong-youn (Shin):Ihadacriticalresponseafterseeingpovertypornographyaboutlow-incomepeopleinSouthKorea.
Thestorywasthatagrandfatherwastakingcareofhisgrandchildandthatthechildwouldbehelplessandwithoutanysupportif
hisgrandfatherpassedaway.Thechild’sprivacywasinvadedandexploitedasapartoftheadvertisement.
Lee Jeong-yoon (Lee):Seeingachildwalktensofkilometerstogetwaterbrokemyheart.Itmademewanttohelpthechild
carrythewateratthetime.However,nowIfeeluncomfortablethinkingthatthisstorywassomewhatexaggerated.
TheArgus:Whatarethepositiveornegativeeffectsofpovertypornography?
Doh:Ithinkpovertypornographyisthemostefficientwaytoraisemoney.Itisamethodtoimprintadonor’smemoriesthrough
saturation advertising. However, in the process of mass-producing advertisements, it is problematic to portray the target aid
recipientsaspassiveanddependent.Theyareportrayedasbeingunabletodoanythingwithoutsupport.Ifpeoplewiththehelpof
sponsorsseesuchadvertisements,theymaythinkofsponsorsashypocrites.
Yun:Povertypornographyisasstrongyetfleetingasanyotherkindsofpornography.Povertypornographycancollectdonations,
butitpreventslong-termsponsorshipbycementingtheimageoftheregionorcountry.Thefixedimagemakesitdifficulttoknow
thestructuralcausesoftheproblemandgivesthebiasof“apoorcountryfromthebeginning.”Astimepasses,thefundamental
reasonsforsponsorshipwillalsobelost.
Ahn: I took a class about international refugees. Before taking the class, I knew that refugees would flee to lots of places with
minimal luggage due to war. However, there are not only cases like that. There are many other cases such as those opposing a
certainpoliticalsystem,thoseleavingtheirhomelandforpoliticalreasons.AsIencounteredonlyrefugeessufferingfromwaror
disasterthroughpovertypornography,Iadoptedthisstereotypeinvoluntarily.
Shin:Themaintargetsofpovertypornographyarechildrenwhoaresociallydisadvantaged.Itmayinfringeuponhumanrights
by revealing their real names and faces or actual residence. However, revealing this information exposes social issues and the
crisesfacedontheothersideoftheworld.
TheArgus:Allintervieweesansweredthatpovertypornographycouldgeneratealotoffundingalthough
itcausedethicalproblems.Whichcomesfirst;ethicalissuesorfundraising?Doyouthinkhumanscanmeet
halfway?
Yun:Thehypothesisthatfundraisingisdifficultwithoutpovertypornisunconvincing.In2021,somefundraisersatNGOsdiscussed
thetopic“Betweenhumanrightsandfundraising:thedilemmaofpovertypornography.”Threeoutoffourpeoplesaidtherewasabig
differenceinthecollectionbetweentypicalpovertypornographyandcontentdeemednottofallwithinthiscategory.Meanwhile,the
otherNGOrepresentativehadadifferentopinion.Shesaidtheamountofmoneydidnotdecreasewhenhighlightingtheself-relianceand
capacityofrecipients,andthatfocusingonthegrowthoftheserecipientsinadvertisementsisnotentirelyimpossible.
Ahn: An ethical solution to the problem of poverty pornography requires that we try to understand the problem in terms of
cognitiveempathy.Thebook“TheRadiusofEmpathy”(2022)writtenbyJangDae-ikdescribestwothinkingsystems.SystemI
isanemotionalandintuitivesystemthatactsunconsciouslyandimmediately,andisveryefficientinurgentsituations.SystemII
8
www.theargus.org
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